London ¨C Panicking families, suicide risk and spikes in calls to helplines ¡ª LGBTQ+ and rights organizations say they are already feeling what they see as foreboding impacts of U.S. President Trump¡¯s measures to undo protections for the community.
Trump started his term on Jan. 20 by issuing an executive order ¡°Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism,¡± which declared the government will only recognize two sexes ¡ª male and female.
Any policies, documents or funding deemed to be promoting ¡°gender ideology¡± will be removed or stopped, it said.
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